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Joe Shiels
19,933 PointsRails Server
Hi, I just started the Create a Simple Ruby on Rails application and I set up the folders correctly but when i say
rails server
It says the same thing as on the video but when I go to the URL it just says that it the webpage is not available. I am also using Windows
Joe O'Conor
5,184 Pointsawesome, this worked for me. thanks Justin!
5 Answers
Joshua Goucher
Courses Plus Student 4,224 PointsI had a similar problem. Are you going to localhost:3000 in the browser?
Joe Shiels
19,933 PointsNo I'm going to
http://0.0.0.0:3000
Joshua Goucher
Courses Plus Student 4,224 Pointstry localhost:3000 because http://0.0.0.0:3000 didn't work with me either
James Barnett
39,199 PointsThe IP address 0.0.0.0 is a Linux/OS X thing, it doesn't work on Windows.
Joe Shiels
19,933 PointsThanks guys, it works now!
Ben Sharir
561 PointsI'm having the same issue. I'm also on Windows, tried all the above and nothing worked. This is what I get when typing 'rails server'
Any ideas?
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsThat error screenshot you have posted is just the output of the usage. Can we see the command you actually enter by you scrolling up and taking another screenshot?
Ben Sharir
561 PointsThanks @JustinCarlson here's the previous command image:
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsSo when you issue a "rails server" from the c:\sites\treebook directory ie:
"C:\sites\treebook\rails server"
You get an error? The command you issued in the last post was to create the rails app you need to run the rails server command from within that director to start the server. Then browse to http://127.0.0.1:3000. In a web browser on that machine to access the webapp.
Ben Sharir
561 PointsThanks @JasonCarlson. Here's the error I got at the bottom of the $rais new treebook command:
and no, I didn't install rails by following the instructions on the class. If I remember correctly I still installed from the website but version 3.2.12
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsBen, you really should just remove what you have installed manually for ruby in your test environment and install the stack from here : http://railsinstaller.org/en
The dev/build and a few others DO NOT come with the rails distribution but these folks have integrated everything you need to be successful. Installing the build tools manually is something that would take a bit to explain so I recommend just following the course on what to install :-)
Ben Sharir
561 PointsCan I overwrite my current installation or should I remove and reinstall? If need to uninstall - how do I do it?
Ben Sharir
561 Pointsand here's the rails server command:
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsSorry missed this one :-(.
Did you install rails via the installer on the class or have you used another flavor for windows?
64/32 bit?
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsOut of curiosity if you issue a "rails s" command does it fail still?
Ben Sharir
561 PointsYes, I also tried with $rails s
Justin Carlson
12,755 PointsJustin Carlson
12,755 PointsJoe, localhost can sometimes go to the IPv6 address instead of the Ipv4 of 127.0.0.1. You should use : http://127.0.0.1:3000 When you issue a "rails s" it will tell you on the command line where it is running on.